ASSISTANT PROFESSOR OF COMPUTER ENGINEERING
Engineering trustworthy intelligence, from computing systems to a more connected world.
Physical AI, Trustworthy AI, AIoT, Smart and Connected Health, and Space Computing.
Research interests spanning intelligent systems, trustworthy learning, engineering design, and emerging computing infrastructure.
Intelligent healthcare platforms integrating connected sensing, AI, and data-driven approaches to digital and personalized care.
Distributed and collaborative machine learning with privacy, fairness, and trustworthy deployment in real-world systems.
Intelligent systems connecting AI with physical environments, sensing, edge computing, and distributed intelligence.
Architecture-aware design and cross-layer optimization, encompassing custom instructions, semiconductor dependability, and AI-driven design tools.
Trustworthy and capable language-model systems for reasoning, decision-making, scientific workflows, and engineering automation.
Computing and communications beyond terrestrial infrastructure, including resilient architectures for orbital systems.
A complete and continuously updated list of publications is available on Google Scholar.
Dr. Bahar Farahani is an Assistant Professor at Shahid Beheshti University and received her Ph.D. in Computer Engineering from the University of Tehran.
Her research spans artificial intelligence, Physical AI, Trustworthy AI, privacy-preserving machine learning, federated learning, big data analytics, AIoT, smart and connected health, and computer architecture, including custom instruction design and hardware–software co-design. Her recent work also explores agentic AI and space computing.
Her research laboratory, FARA Intelligence Laboratory (Future Architectures for Trustworthy and Autonomous Intelligence Laboratory), brings these interests together around trustworthy and autonomous intelligence.
She has authored or co-authored more than 60 scholarly publications and book chapters and has served in international journal and conference editorial and leadership roles. Her academic and industry work includes data-driven solutions in healthcare, smart infrastructure, industrial IoT, and AI-integrated platforms.
Shahid Beheshti University · Research, graduate supervision, and teaching.
Shahid Beheshti University · IoT, big data, and machine learning.
University of Tehran · Cross-layer approaches to soft errors and PVTA variation in processors.
Two Springer Nature books on the technologies and practical applications of smart and connected health.
A collection of real-world applications and practical perspectives on connected care, medical intelligence, and trustworthy healthcare technologies.
An interdisciplinary reference on AI, IoT, edge–fog–cloud computing, and trustworthy systems in connected health.
Research recognition, professional awards, and academic distinctions over the course of her career.
Design, Automation & Test in Europe (DATE) Conference
Stanford/Elsevier recognition, as reported in the CV
Elsevier Information Systems — for the edge–fog–cloud and AI-driven IoT paper
Shahid Beheshti University
IEEE International Conference on Omni-layer Intelligent Systems (COINS)
Granted based on research contributions in AI and IoT, as stated in the CV
Shahid Beheshti University
United States
University of Applied Science and Technology, Hadi Institute
Computer Architecture, University of Tehran
ICT Engineering, Iran University of Science and Technology
Iran University of Science and Technology
Professional-society appointments, editorial service, conference leadership, and peer review.
Developed official Computer Engineering and Information Technology examination questions for the national graduate admissions examination.
Courses taught across computer engineering and intelligent systems, alongside research talks and presentations.
IEEE Iran Section Annual Event
International Winter School on Information Security and Cryptology
International Congress of Cancer Genomics
Conference on Advancements in Enterprise Architecture
Data Science Academy, University of Tehran
IEEE COINS, Berlin, Germany
Conference on Research and Innovation in Urban Management
Academic entrepreneurship, event leadership, and applied technology experience.
Program Committee Chair
Scientific evaluation framework, expert-review coordination, and proposal assessment.
Founder, Program Designer & Event Chair
Founded an event series connecting entrepreneurship, enterprise architecture, and emerging technologies.
Founder, Program Designer & Event Chair
Established the Career Fair Series to connect students with industry, including ISCISC 2025 (Shahid Beheshti University) and ISCISC 2026 (Amirkabir University of Technology).
Mentor & Judge
Mentored and evaluated early-stage startups in AI and IoT.
Judge & Evaluator
Evaluated health-technology startup presentations and technical feasibility.
For research collaboration, scholarly activities, student inquiries, and professional connections.